Fixture for awnings, curtains, and the like.



\PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

APPLICATION FILED A PH. 18, 1903.

No. 814,776. PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

A. COPELAND.

FIXTURE FOR AWNINGS, OURTAINS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATION FILED APILIG. 1903 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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l l N ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR COPELAND, OF W ASI'IINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MARTIN G. COPELAND, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRILT OF GOLU M BIA.

no. 814,770. M

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906.

Application filed April 18, 1903. Serial lilo. 153,163.

To all whom zit nuty concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR COPELAND, a citizen of the United States, residing atVvashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fixtures for Awnin s, Curtains, or the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it eppertoins to make and use the some.

My invention relates to fixtures for ownings, curtains, or the like which are attached to the material without puncturing the some.

The object of my improvement is to provicle inexpensive, strong, and d ursble iix tures for awnings, curtains, or the like whereby said fixtures may be securely attached to the materiel and the operation of putting up and taking down the awnings or curtains ins.- terislly facilitated without szierificing or weekening the support for said owning or curtain.

My invention consists in leotures of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference will he made to the accompanyin drawings to aid in the disclosure.

igure 1 IS 11. perspective view of an awning with my improved menus for securing the some. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the upper edge of an awning, showing a. face view 0 the fixture and the manner of supporting the fixture and sttaehing the same to the owning. Fig. 3 shows in detail a fixture'opplied to an awning before closing the fixture. shows a. similar view with the fixture and hook closed and ready for attoehin to a proper support. Fi 5 shows a modification of my invention. ig. 6 is a front view of my modified form of fixture supporting a eu.r tam. Fig. 7 is on end view of the some. Fig. 8 is a detail view showing the fixture with a cord in place of the rod serving as a. remining means.

In my preferred form of the invention I provide the upper cube of the awning, eurtain, or the like with ahem or fold, which provideo What I term a. pocket. In said pocket is placed, as at 7, a, rod mode of any suitable material or a cord. Said rod or cord serves as e retaining means, as will be further described.

As a means for supporting my awning, curtem, or the like I use my improved fixture.

Fig. 4.

Said fixture consists of a tubular bod portion 1 in the form of a collar or ring, although the some may be of any other suitable contour. Soid collar or ring has formed integral therewith e lug '2. which I have shown as perforetod, forming on eye, although said lug may be made in the form of a hook. Dieinetrieull r opposite said lug the collar or ring is slette for the purpose hereinafter described. Formed exteriorly on said body portion and integral therewith is a. hook 3. Said hook serves as a support for s sheavehloek which is used in folding up the swn ing. It is noted that said sheave-block may be omitted and the cord or rope run over said hook and also that a perforated lug may be used inplziee of the hook.

My ix ture is preferably made of malleable iron, although the same may be made of any suitable material.

In assembling the ports of my owning the rod or cord is first placed in the pocket. Then the fixture, which has an opening slightly larger in diameter than the combined dismeter ol' the rod or cord and the fabric encircling the some, is passed over the upper edge of the owning. The slot in the body portion of the fixtu re receives the body of the material supported as shown in Fig. 3. After said fixture is suitably adjusted on the owning the same is closed by pressure to bring the jaws 5 close against the body material. Sufficient space is provided,however,between said jaws so as not to injure or puncture the material and at the some time to allow the body portion 1 to clamp the hem or folded portion tightly around the rod or cord, and the rod or cord therefore serves as a. retaining means, reventinv the material from withdrawin rem the fixture. The hook 3 is also close igainst the body of the fixture, as shown in It will he noted that the interior of the fixture conforms to the configuration of the ma.- terisl end the retaining means, and therefore the fixture will embrace and clamp the materisl against the retaining means, which, as above stated, is the rod or cord.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly-modified form of fixture. This fixture IS the some as the fixture shown in the other views, except the hook for the sheave-block has been omitted. Very often it is desired to support an awning or curtain which is not to be folded, and in such instance the hook is unnecessary. I have also shown in this view a modified form of means for securing the material to the fixture. In this form the rod is slit longitudinally and the material inserted between the sections of the rod. The rod-sections are secured together by any suitable means. In order to better secure the material the op osing faces of the rod may be corrugate or roughened.

Figs. 6, 7, and 8 of the drawings show my modified form of fixturethat is, the fixture Without the hook for a sheavebloek-as supporting a curtain and a cord used as a retainin means to hold the curtain in the fixture.

I'Vhile I have disclosed my invention as especially adapted for supporting awnings and curtains, I would have it understood that I contemplate using my improvement in other relations, such as for banners, flags, and the like. It is also to be understood that Ido not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth, as they may be modified without dcparting from the principle of my invention.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A supporting-fixture for awnings, curtains or the like, consisting of a. tubular body portion, having a longitudinal slot therein, means for supporting said body portion and means formed integral with and on the exterior surface of said body portion for supporting a sheave block, said last named means being independent of the supporting means, substan tiall as described.

2. A supporting-fixture for awnings, curtains or the like, consisting of a slotted ring or collar, a. perforated lug carried thereby intermediate the ends thereof, and a hook on the exterior surface of said ring or collar, said hook being directly beneath said supporting lug, substantially as described.

3. The combination of an awning, curtain or the like, having a hem or fold at its upper edge, a retaining means within said hem or fold, of supporting-fixtures therefor, each comprising a ring or collar having a slot parallel to its longitudinal axis, means for supporting the ring or collar and means carried b said rim or collar for supporting a sheaveb ock, sai ring or collar being adapted to embrace and clamp the hem 0r fold around said retaining means, substantially as described.

4. The combination of an awning having a hem or fold at its upper edge, a retaining means within said hem or fold, of supportingfixtures for said awning comprising a ring or collar having a slot arallel to its longitudi nal axis, a perforated lug on the exterior portion of said ring or collar, diametrically opposite said slot and a hook carried by said ring intermediate the lug and slot, said ring or collar bein adapted to embrace and clamp the hem or fo (1 around said retaining means, substantially as described.

5. The combination of an awning, curtain or the like, having a fold therein, a means within said fold, a supporting-fix ure t icrefor independent of said retaining means and comprising a tubular body portion having a longitudinal slot therein, a perforated lug projecting from said body portion between its ends and having the axis of the perforation at substantially right angles to the axis of the tubular portion, a supportingstud enga ing the perforation whereby the fixture is Freely sup orted, the slotted body portion embracing tiie fold and clamping the same about the retainim means and to the fixture, substantially as described.

(3. A supporting-fixture for awnings, curtains or the like, consisting of a slotted ring or collar, a perforated lug carried thereb intermediate the ends thereof, and a hoo on the exterior surface of said ring or collar, said hook being beneath said supportinglug, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR COPELAND. \Vitnesses:

EDITH A. BAUER, CORNELIUS ECKHARDT. 

